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Austin Douglas Allen papers

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_COLL MSS 382

Scope and Contents

Boxes 1-6 are divided into two main parts: The first contains receipts, bank notes, and weather reports related to Allen's dry farm, while the second consists of meeting agendas, correspondence, and reports from Allen's service on the Hyrum City Council. Boxes 7-11 are additional files pertaining to Allen’s dry farm found after the collection was originally processed.

Of particular note in the Hyrum materials are papers related to the city's new pressure irrigation system. The folders in each section are arranged chronologically and are labeled as Allen had titled them.

Dates

  • 1946-1997

Language of Materials

Material in English

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on use.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the Austin Douglas Allen papers must be obtained from the Special Collections and Archves manuscript curator and/or the Special Collections and Archives Department Head.

Biographical Note

Austin Douglas Allen was born on March 26, 1914, in Hyrum, Utah, to Austin David and Georgia Allen. After earning his primary and secondary education in Cache Valley, he received a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from Utah State Agricultural College (now Utah State University) in 1938. Allen was employed as a civil engineer with the Utah State Road Commission, the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, Geneva Steel Company, and Thiokol Chemical Corporation, and he also ran a dry wheat farm and poultry operation in Hansel Valley, Box Elder County. An active member of the Hyrum, Utah City Council from the 1950s to the late 1990s, Allen was involved with the community's water system upgrade. He died on September 4, 2006.

Extent

11 boxes (5 linear feet)

Abstract

This collection contains the papers of Austin Douglas Allen and relate to his dry farm in Box Elder County and his service on the Hyrum, Utah City Council.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was donated to USU Special Collections and Archives in 2006 by Stanley D. Allen, son of A. Douglas Allen.

Related Materials

A. Douglas Allen photo collection P0167

Processing Information

Processed in October of 2012.

Title
Guide to the Austin Douglas Allen papers 1946-1997
Author
Finding aid/Register created by Addie Godfrey and Clint Pumphrey
Date
©2012
Description rules
Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition)
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid encoded in English.

Revision Statements

  • 2009: Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines.
  • 2014 August 15: Boxes 7-11 are additional files pertaining to Allen’s dry farm found after the collection was originally processed. They were added to the collection by Adam Gifford.

Repository Details

Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository

Contact:
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)